Aegean Sea

The physical oceanography of the Aegean Sea is controlled mainly by
the regional climate, the fresh water discharge from major rivers
draining southeastern Europe, and the seasonal variations in the Black

the mainland coasts of Greece and Turkey bordering the Aegean Sea on
both sides represent roughly equal shares of its total coastline, the
overwhelming number of the many Aegean islands belong to Greece.

easterly in the Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by the Strait of
Marmara. The 540-sq-mi (1,398-sq-km) island is traversed
northwest-southeast by hills that reach 3,986 ft (1,215 m) in the
summit of Atáviros.

Aegean Sea Water Masses during the Early Stages of the Eastern
Mediterranean Climatic Transient (1988-90) (Journal of Physical
Oceanography)
Report of a New Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Breeding